Aid for Nepal

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Steve Maraboli, a behavioral scientist and best-selling author, once said “a kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.”

When a devastating disaster occurs, it might feel like a dark cloud is above our world. Over the weekend, an earthquake rampaged through Kathmandu, Nepal killing over 3,800 people. The death toll is expected to rise over the next few days. Imagine the anguish and frustration people are feeling in the American Nepalese community—some are waiting to hear back to see if their family members are alive, while some are receiving the devastating news that their family members are deceased. It will be a while until some hear back—there is a lot of difficulty in trying to reach people in remote villages.

Nepalese Senior Divya Bhandari is working to raise money for victims of the Nepal earth-quake by asking students at Towson High School to donate what they can.

The money donated will go to the Prabal Gurungs organization, who promises to distribute 100% of the funds to those in need. “I decided to do this…as not only a good Nepali citizen but as a good human being. I could feel their pain all the way here in the United States. I just want to help as much as I can, even though I am thousands of miles away form my people back home,” says Divya.

The recent images of the Nepal earth-quake have left citizens of the Nepal community heartbroken; they’re trying their best to cope with the event by giving back to the community.

“In Baltimore, we have a community called ‘BANA,’ which stands for the Baltimore Association of Nepalese in America. They are currently raising money for Nepal and last night we did candle light and moments of silence to all victims who were killed,” said Divya.

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Divya feels that it is her moral obligation to help her mourning country: “As a Nepali, it’s so devastating. I am sure it’s hard for everyone in Nepal and all the other Nepalese around the world to see such a dark day in Nepal, to see all the temples, buildings, houses and beautiful historical places gone within seconds really hurts me. I am sure they can be rebuilt; but the lives we lost in Nepal can’t be replaced.”

If you see Divya in the hallway, please consider donating – even if it’s only a quarter. It all adds up and can make a difference.

“It would be so…helpful if even people who aren’t Nepalese helped out Nepal. I would be really thankful,” says Divya.